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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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